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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Carlsberg Chief Executive Jorgen Buhl Rasmussen will step into the breach as he seeks the right candidate to lead the Danish brewer's push into Asia after it's regional head resigned on Wednesday. The world's fourth-biggest brewer announced that Roy Bagattini is leaving to take a job at fashion group Levi Strauss & Company after heading the Asia division since 2009, but Rasmussen insisted that Carlsberg would not lose focus on its expansion in the region. Asia has become the main battle ground for the world's biggest brewers, which are relying on high-growth emerging markets to compensate for weak sales in Europe.

By Cecile Gres CLERMONT FERRAND, France, April 6 (Reuters) - New Zealand winger Sitiveti Sivivatu scored a 60-metre try as Clermont Auvergne recovered from a sluggish start to book their place in the Heineken Cup semi-finals with a 36-14 home thrashing of fellow Top 14 side Montpellier on Saturday. New Zealand wing Sivivatu collected the ball from France centre Wesley Fofana in his own half and slalomed through the visitors' defence to help extend Clermont's unbeaten home run to 58 matches.

Jan 20 (Reuters) - Holders Leinster failed to reach the Heineken Cup quarter-finals on Sunday when fellow-Irish side Munster ran in five tries to beat Racing Metro 29-6 in their final pool game. Leinster's slim chances of progressing rested on Munster scoring fewer than four tries while hoping Pool One leaders Saracens would slip up. Saracens hammered winless Edinburgh 40-7 on Sunday. Munster must still wait to find out if they qualify as one of the two best runners-up but their bonus-point win sealed the fate of Leinster, who came from behind on Saturday to beat Exeter 29-20 and finish second in Pool Five.

* F&N gets 54.3 pct vote for capital reduction plan, below required 75 pct * F&N says will consider other ways to give funds to shareholders * APB sale to Heineken had become formality after agreement by Thais By Eveline Danubrata and Kevin Lim SINGAPORE, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Heineken NV won full control of the maker of Tiger beer on Friday after shareholders of its Asian partner, Fraser and Neave Ltd (F&N) , voted in favour of selling the conglomerate's stake in the brewer for $6.3 billion.